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Amazon Finally Taking Action Against 'Spam' Books

Amazon Finally Taking Action Against ‘Spam’ Books

Amazon is finally making a visible effort to cut down on the fake, illegally re-published and spam books that are flooding their digital marketplace. Continue reading

Unicorn Meat: An Alternative Source of Protein and Magic

And now back to our usual scheduled programming. I’m really trying to bulk up my muscles for the summer. Gotta look good in my mankini! I just get so sick of the same old protein sources every single day. Chicken, eggs, more chicken, even more eggs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a man who loves his eggs, but mostly when they’re fried in a lake of butter, served with a side of bacon. Now here’s a source of protein I... Continue reading

Spam iPhone Case

Don’t worry, this iPhone case isn’t trying to sell you penis enhancement pills or some shitty D-Link product. Not that sort of spam. No, no. This case has much more depth. At least, as much depth as fake processed meat can have. For only the true fake meat lover, the Spam iPhone case is pure processed fun. Link [via]

Fight Back: CES Spam From D-Link

Every year, around the end of November up until CES in January, PR flacks email me and other writers constantly, begging for them to stop by their booth at CES so they can show off some shitty product. There are exceptions of course and there are a few good PR people left thank goodness, but let me show you what I mean. The above image? That’s a screencap of what I woke up to this morning. Six emails in a... Continue reading

Fake Obama Spam Attack

Apparently, people may have actually listened to Vince and sent out fake Vice Presidential pick announcements in advance of Barack Obama‘s VP selection. Obama generated a lot of buzz for the decision by telling the press that he’d announce his choice via text messages and email blasts to his supporters. Joe Biden was named as the Vice presidential candidate this morning, but before the news actually broke there were tons of hoax emails. CNN reports there were scams claiming that... Continue reading

Beware Of The Olympic Spam Epidemic

As the Beijing games kick into high gear, Internet watchdogs are warning against a rise in Olympic spam. SANS Storm Center, an organization dedicated to monitoring and analyzing spam attacks and computer virus threats, says computer users can expect to receive spam emails with Olympics-themed subject lines and text encouraging readers to click external links where they can be asked to give out their personal information or hit with malware. There’s already been one high profile incident of Olympic spam... Continue reading

America’s Most Wanted Spammers: The 200 that control 80% of spam on the net

Spam is probably one of the top choices for peoples pet peeves, at least it is for us. The Spamhaus Project has compiled a list with detailed information of the 200 people and companies that control about 80% of all the spam on the net. Us here at Gearfuse are encouraging you to revolt and take a stand. Send as much hate mail and spam related floods to these people as you can. Give them a taste of their own... Continue reading